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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

GBBD March 2011

A very impressive cloudburst and other less torrential rain kept me out of the garden today so I was lucky once again to have some safety photos taken Saturday when I could have sworn it was just about spring. Above Tulbaghia fragrans is sending its sweet scent through the garden...it's the earliest blooming tulbaghia here.

Crocus bloom here and there; I need to add many more.

On the Wedding Arbor Clematis armandii is in bloom. I expected this plant to be much more vigorous but since it is alive and was my third attempt I guess I'll be happy. It shares the arbor with Rosa Flower Girl.

Iris reticulata Symphony is beginning to bloom, considerably later than the blue reticulatas.

An aloe blooms in a strawberry pot.

Another photo of Lavandula pinnata buchii. Seems like I have one every other month but I take a lot of pictures of this since it blooms most of the year, unlike any other lavender in the garden.

Oooh, that yellow Iris reticulata is so pretty! Too bad it blooms so much later than the other reticulatas, it would set off the dark purples so well. It strikes me as odd that you have crocuses, muscari & lavender all blooming at the same time. That would never happen in my garden.

I would take lots of pictures of lavendar if it bloomed as long as yours. I find it amazing that your viburnum looks so like the New England thrivers. I know, that is not a word but it fits. Great blooms Leslie. Enjoy.

Looking forward to your photos Dee...your garden is always so lovely.I know, that was my hope Barb. But the muscari is blooming there now so there is a bit of contrast.Hi Pat...I just know spring will come to you once all that snow melts!Elizabeth...at least you have lots of wow inside right now with all your bulbs :)RBell...feel free to steal the idea I'm sure I stole if from someone too!I'm lucky, Melissa, to have an early spring, being the weather wimp that I am.The trick for the lavender, Layanee and Gail, is that I had a lemon tree in a pot right next to it that I keep piazza lights on for really cold nights. The lemon has been moved so we'll see what happens next winter!Thanks Fairegarden...I think I need more of those iris too!

Oh, my, what an abundant garden you grow! A feast for the eyes in the photos--thanks for sharing. I am envious of the lavender. I've tried twice, and have been unsuccessful. I just bought a third type--Serenity?--and hoping again.:) Thanks for popping by my site.

Oh, my gosh, Leslie, the Clematis armandii is spectacular, especially compared to what they do here in my part of Texas. I killed one last year and the one I bought for my mother is only throwing off a few blooms. I'm determined to grow it, must find one somewhere!